Bk 2: Chapter Three (6)

Helen had been sitting in a dark room. She was sure days had gone by, as she never stopped counting since they fell into darkness. She had been hungry first two days, then it went away after a while.

After the ground had closed, she was sure she had been moved. Even if it was so dark that one could not see an inch ahead, she felt it when they had been moved. They must have been in a metal room, as it rumbled under her feet at the slightest movement. She was not the only person in the box; she had heard two men and a woman talk in the darkness, each trying to find out where they were. Helen did not hear Lizzy’s voice. She wondered how it was possible. They had fallen in together, yet they had been separated in a brief moment of disorientation.

Bang!